This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by subscribing here. T… [+3772 chars]
Tiny crystals unearthed in South Africa contain evidence of a sudden transition on the planet's surface 3.8 billion years ago. These crystals, each no bigger than a grain of sand, show that around t… [+4586 chars]
NASA intends to send a team of astronauts to the moon in 2025, with the goal of constructing the first-ever lunar scientific facility. Its a lofty ambition born of the agencys larger Artemis objectiv… [+4266 chars]
Roscosmos cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev are pictured working outside the stations Russian segment during the first spacewalk on April 18, 2022, to outfit Nauka and configure … [+1002 chars]
SpaceX just set a new record for its fastest Dragon astronaut trip yet. Elon Musk's spaceflight company launched four Crew-4 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in less than 16 h… [+2782 chars]
If the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sounds familiar, it's because its team was responsible for a pretty impressive achievement. Back in 2019, the team released the first-ever image of a black hole's… [+1935 chars]
Before we begin, let's start with a little riddle, shall we? "Everyone is attracted to me, and everybody falls for me. What am I?" Since you've clicked on the heading of this article, you'll probab… [+23130 chars]
Scientists are almost certain that a vast saltwater ocean with twice as much water as all of Earth's oceans combined lies beneath the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa. The Radar for Europa Assessme… [+1756 chars]
Before we begin, let's start with a little riddle, shall we? "Everyone is attracted to me, and everybody falls for me. What am I?" Since you've clicked on the heading of this article, you'll probab… [+23130 chars]
Even astronauts have bedtime routines. In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Spac… [+2584 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, has completed the alignment phase of its science instruments, which are now operational, NASA announced. Its four powerful… [+1460 chars]
I was old enough to see the blurry TV visuals of Apollo 11s first moon landings in 1969. Ill never be able to look at the moon without remembering this brave deed. It took only 12 years after Sputnik… [+6764 chars]